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The Raven Boys

by Maggie Stiefvater

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·The Raven Cycle #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You get a beautifully written, character-driven mystery that makes you believe in magic hidden in the ordinary world.

Synopsis

“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.” It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her. His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little. For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.

At a Glance

4.05 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

blood feud romancefirst lovementor/student dynamics

Mood

atmosphericmysteriousmelancholicwhimsicaleerie

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.05 ★

Page Count

409 pages

Published

2012

Primary Genre

Young Adult

Pairing

M/F

POV

Multi-POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Will Patton

Narrator Count

Single

Narration Style

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: outcast/loner sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

fantasy / supernatural intimacy sign in to unlock

attempted murderdeathdeath of loved onekidnappingmurderviolencecaptivitycar accident / crashgriefstalking

World & Setting

low fantasy / secret magic sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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